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The BBC at War 1938-1945

Audiobook

A special compliation from Eyewitness, a unique history of Britain in the 20th Century, wirtten by Joanna Bourke and narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith.

Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of the century described by those who saw them happen. A wealth of BBC archive recordings is interwoven with an illuminating commentary by the historian Joanna Burke. Published in ten volumes, Eyewitness examines the life of the British people in each decade of the century.

This special BBC Histoy Magazine compilation draws mainly upon the Eyewitness volumes for the 1930s and 1940s, as the BBC faced the challenges of the Second World War. In the first global conflict of the age of broadcasting, the BBC not only reported the war, but served as a vital means of conveying official announcements and lifting morale. These extracts, together with subsequent reminiscences, cover such episodes as the Munich Agreement and the drift to war; Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, D-Day, and victory both in Europe and in the Far East. But they also reveal life on the home front, as the BBC becamse the voice of a nation in some of the darkest days of the century.

Thought-provoking and moving, these are the voices of the past, speaking to the present.


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Series: Eyewitness: A History of the Twentieth Century in Sound Publisher: AudioGO Ltd Edition: Unabridged

OverDrive Listen audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781408424568
  • File size: 27984 KB
  • Release date: June 29, 2009
  • Duration: 00:58:17

MP3 audiobook

  • ISBN: 9781408424568
  • File size: 28045 KB
  • Release date: June 29, 2009
  • Duration: 00:58:17
  • Number of parts: 1

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OverDrive Listen audiobook
MP3 audiobook

subjects

History Nonfiction

Languages

English

A special compliation from Eyewitness, a unique history of Britain in the 20th Century, wirtten by Joanna Bourke and narrated by Tim Pigott-Smith.

Eyewitness provides a rare and fascinating opportunity to hear the events of the century described by those who saw them happen. A wealth of BBC archive recordings is interwoven with an illuminating commentary by the historian Joanna Burke. Published in ten volumes, Eyewitness examines the life of the British people in each decade of the century.

This special BBC Histoy Magazine compilation draws mainly upon the Eyewitness volumes for the 1930s and 1940s, as the BBC faced the challenges of the Second World War. In the first global conflict of the age of broadcasting, the BBC not only reported the war, but served as a vital means of conveying official announcements and lifting morale. These extracts, together with subsequent reminiscences, cover such episodes as the Munich Agreement and the drift to war; Dunkirk, the Battle of Britain, the Blitz, D-Day, and victory both in Europe and in the Far East. But they also reveal life on the home front, as the BBC becamse the voice of a nation in some of the darkest days of the century.

Thought-provoking and moving, these are the voices of the past, speaking to the present.


Expand title description text